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John Harmon

Actor | * 06/30/1905 († 80, 08/06/1985) | Washington (United States of America (USA))
John Harmon (June 30, 1905 – August 6, 1985) was an American character actor. Harmon was a very prolific bit actor. His career spanned over six decades and almost 300 movie and television roles in a wide variety of genres. Many of his earlier appearances are uncredited. His first major screen credit was in I Was Framed (1942). His movie career highlights were roles in Gallant Bess, The Monster of Piedras Blancas, Live Fast, Die Young and The Street Is My Beat. The movie in which he made his last screen appearance, The Naked Monster, was released in 2005, twenty years after his death. Harmon's most notable TV roles were in Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, Perry Mason (as a police fingerprint/ballistics expert), Star Trek (in the episodes "The City on the Edge of Forever" and "A Piece of The ... ()
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John Harmon was born on June 30, 1905 in Washington, USA as Johann Hermann Legler. He was an actor and production manager, known for Star Trek: The Original Series (1966), King of the Underworld (1939) and The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959). He died on August 6, 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

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An old lighthouse keeper who lives with his daughter secretly keeps a prehistoric fish-man by feeding it scraps and fish. One day he misses the feeding and all hell breaks loose. ...

The Monster of Piedras Blancas

NR

1959 | 2.6/5 | 1h 11min
Science Fiction, Horror
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Jackie Gleason and Jack Durant are teamed for the first and only time as Hank and Jed, a pair of dimwitted barbers who are forced into bankruptcy because all their customers have marched off to war. F ...

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

Certification unknown

1942 | 1.8/5 | 1h 8min
War, Comedy, Romance / Love
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Physician Carole Nelson, suspected of having ties to notorious gangster Joe Gurney, must prove her innocence or the Medical Board will revoke her license. When Gurney seeks her out for treatment after ...

King of the Underworld

Certification unknown

1939 | 3.2/5 | 1h 7min
Romance / Love, Crime, Drama
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Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk with First Officer Mr. Spock, from t ...

Star Trek

TV-PG

1966 | 4.0/5 | 50min per episode
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama
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Movies with John Harmon as Actor(85)

as Dr. Gestalp1983 Microwave Massacre
as Mr. Elmhurst1979 Malibu High
as Mr. Baldwin1977 Hitch Hike to Hell
as Sam Martin1972 The Honkers
1969 Lassie: The Adventures of Neeka
as Company Manager1968 Funny Girl
1966 Las Vegas Hillbillys
as Gabe1966 Texas Across the River
as Sid (uncredited)1965 Sylvia
as Mr. Martinson1965 The Street Is My Beat
as Photo Studio Manager (uncredited)1964 Strange Compulsion
as Elder Sam Marcus1964 One Man's Way
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)1963 Move Over, Darling
as Pete1961 The 7th Commandment
as Sturges, the Lighthouse Keeper1959 The Monster of Piedras Blancas
as 'Long Shot' Ben Renson1957 God Is My Partner
as Ben1956 Canyon River
as Mr. Massey1956 Three Violent People
as Tomsic1955 Jail Busters
as Norm Roberts1955 The Man from Bitter Ridge
as Police Scientist1954 Jungle Gents
as A.Z. Platte - Stagecoach Driver1954 Bitter Creek
1953 Man in the Dark
as Hollis1953 Jack Slade
as Jed Taylor1953 Run for the Hills
as Tony1953 Tangier Incident
as Phillips - Reporter1950 Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
as Professor1950 Blonde Dynamite
as Lackey (uncredited)1950 Cyrano de Bergerac
as Kelly1949 The Crooked Way
as Sammy Hess1949 Streets of San Francisco
as Georgie1949 Once More, My Darling
as Chuck Lyons1949 Alias the Champ
as Pete Kimmel1949 Homicide
as Kid Magee1948 Whiplash
as Blake1948 Adventures of Gallant Bess
as Mr. Ed Sindell1947 Fall Guy
as Joe Darwin1947 Monsieur Verdoux
as Clyde Bilyou (uncredited)1947 Fear in the Night
as Freddie Kirk1946 Dangerous Money
as Joe Lafferty1946 They Made Me a Killer
as Pinky1946 Below the Deadline
as Pickpocket (uncredited)1945 Conflict
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)1945 Adventure
as Blackie Barton1944 Silent Partner
as The Fence1943 After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Red Taggart (Uncredited)1943 The Chance of a Lifetime
as Ray Hickey1943 Find the Blackmailer
as Maxie1943 Truck Busters
as The Pigeon1942 Call of the Canyon
as Mousey1942 Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
as Pickpocket1942 A Tragedy at Midnight
as Clubby Blake1942 I Was Framed
as Big-Ears1942 Lucky Jordan
as Clerk1941 Honolulu Lu
as Ahmed1941 Raiders of the Desert
as Henchman1941 The Deadly Game
as Morrie1941 The Pittsburgh Kid
as Benny (uncredited)1941 Manpower
as George, Taxi Driver1941 Dangerously They Live
as Gorwin1940 A Fugitive from Justice
as Rabbit1940 Gangs of Chicago
as Juror1940 Women Without Names
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)1940 American Spoken Here
as Pete1940 The Way of All Flesh
as Thin-Faced Man in Crowd (uncredited)1940 Stranger on the Third Floor
as Lefty Bates (uncredited)1940 The Green Hornet
as Slats1939 King of the Underworld
as Andre1939 Devil's Island
as Pete - the Fingerprint Man1939 Mystery of the White Room
as Frenchy1939 Inside Information
1939 Pirates of the Skies
as One-Armed Reporter (uncredited)1939 Union Pacific
as Hidden City Air Controller1939 Buck Rogers
as Suspect1939 The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Harry1939 Charlie McCarthy, Detective
as Gangster1939 The Escape
as Baldrich's Guard1938 The Missing Guest
as Finn1938 Exposed
1938 Gambling Ship
as Cabbie1938 The Black Doll
as Blackhat Gallagher1938 A Slight Case of Murder
as 'Butch' Harron - Gang Leader (uncredited)1938 Arsène Lupin Returns
as Reporter (Uncredited)1936 One Rainy Afternoon
as Montage Man1935 3 Kids and a Queen

TV Shows/Series with John Harmon as Actor(84)

as Ira1970 The Odd Couple
1970 McCloud
as Mr. Gustaitis1969 The Bill Cosby Show
1968 Lancer
as Groom1968 Land of the Giants
1968 The Mod Squad
1968 Here's Lucy
as Cook1967 The Invaders
1966 That Girl
1966 Felony Squad
as Bum who finds phaser1966 Star Trek
as Tepo1966 Star Trek
1965 Green Acres
1965 Laredo
as Harry1965 I Dream of Jeannie
as Storekeeper1965 The Big Valley
as Conductor1965 The Big Valley
as Carl Morgan1965 The Big Valley
as Telegrapher1965 The Big Valley
as Walt Tanner1965 The Big Valley
as Harvey1965 The Big Valley
as Wilmer Hemut1965 The Big Valley
as Pawnbroker1965 The F.B.I.
as Engineer1965 Honey West
1964 Bewitched
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Pogo1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Al1963 The Fugitive
as Mr. Patterson1963 The Fugitive
as Crumers1963 The Fugitive
as Josiah Smith1963 Arrest and Trial
as Clerk1962 The Virginian
as Harry Finnegan1962 The Virginian
as Trivett1962 The Virginian
as Barman1962 The Virginian
as Auctioneer1962 The Virginian
as Jimmy Dow1962 The Virginian
1962 The Lucy Show
1960 The Tall Man
1960 The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960 Coronado 9
as Jed Bates1959 Johnny Ringo
as Oliver1959 Riverboat
as Clark1959 The Twilight Zone
as Georgie1959 The Twilight Zone
1958 The Texan
as Kinch1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Bartender1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Hotel Clerk1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 The Rifleman
1958 The Donna Reed Show
as Barney1957 The Thin Man
as Jerry1957 Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
as Fingerprint Man1957 Perry Mason
as Frank Wilton1957 Perry Mason
as Lab Technician1957 Perry Mason
as Ballistics Expert1957 Perry Mason
as Fingerprint Expert1957 Perry Mason
as Nelson1957 Maverick
1957 Trackdown
as Charlie Andalucia1957 M Squad
as Babe1957 M Squad
as Calvin Holmes1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 Telephone Time
as Donations Collector1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Al Carmody1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Hotel Desk Clerk1955 The Millionaire
as Carl1955 Gunsmoke
as Judge1955 Gunsmoke
as Hotel Clerk1955 Gunsmoke
1955 Cheyenne
as Jake (uncredited)1955 Cheyenne
1954 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954 Lassie
1953 I'm the Law
as Sparks1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Coons1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Joe1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Joseph1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Sailor1952 Four Star Playhouse
1952 Mr And Mrs North
1952 Adventures of Superman
1951 Racket Squad

Full Name: John Harmon
Born: Friday, 06/30 1905 (June) in Washington (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 08/06 1985 (August) in Los Angeles (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for John Harmon (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Johann Hermann Legler"
John Harmon frequently works together with these people:
Dabbs Greer (48x, Actor)
Bill Erwin (47x, Actor)
John Anderson (46x, Actor)
Bill Quinn (43x, Actor)
Joseph V. Perry (42x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (41x, Actor)
William Schallert (41x, Actor)
Robert Karnes (41x, Actor)
Ross Elliott (41x, Actor)
Bing Russell (41x, Actor)
Harry Lauter (40x, Actor)
Irvin Berwick (10x, Crew)
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